Cypress Grove Blues

I would rather be buried in some cypress grove
 I would rather be buried in some cypress grove
 To have some woman, Lord, that I can't control
 And I'm goin' away now, I'm goin' away to stay
 And I'm goin' away now, I'm goin' away to stay
 That'll be all right, pretty mama, you gonna need my help someday
 And the sun goin' down, and you know what your promise means
 And the sun goin' down, you know what your promise means
 And what's the matter, baby, I can't see
 I would rather be dead and six feet in my grave
 I would rather be dead and six feet in my grave
 Than to be way up here, honey, treated this a-way
 And the old people told me, baby, but I never did know
 The old people told me, baby woman, but I never did know
 "The good book declare you got to reap just what you sow"
 When your knee bone's achin' and your body cold
 When your knee bone's achin' and your body cold
 Means you just gettin' ready, honey, for the cypress grove